The bleeding tree with the witch trapped inside it was in the original book though ...

That's interesting, though. So what did the canonical Queenie do? Did she

a) pop down to the local Library of Pagan Magick and Mystical Folklore and research an appropriate ritual
b) remember an appropriate ritual that a wise old woman taught her
c) make up an appropriate ritual from scratch, being a wise old woman herself (there have to be some perks)
d) just sort of do something without anyone concerned reflecting very much on whether it was 'ritual' or not
or
e) make herself a good sharp axe (shining steel ect ect) and chop the bleeding tree down?

Incidentally, do they show the tree 'bleeding' continuously, or does it just seep for a while and then stop, then start again? And if it is intermittent, how long does it go on before it stops? In other words, what's the bleeding time?